Tottenham: Richarlison BLANKS Brazil team-mate Martinelli’s fist-bump during North London derby
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Tottenham star Richarlison BLANKS Brazil’s team-mate Gabriel Martinelli’s fist bump during the fiery north London derby, before saying he ignored it because the Gunners winger was “diving too much”
Richarlison ignored his Brazil team-mate Gabriel Martinelli during the North London derby on Sunday, new footage reveals.
Arsenal put in a dominant performance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, winning 2-0 after an own goal from goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and a long-range strike from captain Martin Odegaard.
And video posted to social media shows Gunners winger Martinelli delivering a fist bump to Spurs striker Richarlison before the latter blanks it out completely.
Tottenham striker Richarlison (right) avoids the punch of Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli (centre) during a fiery north London derby, footage posted on social media has revealed.
Arsenal beat the visitor 2-0 thanks to an own goal from Hugo Lloris and a shot from Martin Odegaard
Martinelli, 21, approaches the corner flag to take a corner, sees his Selecao teammate and offers his hand in a gesture of respect to Richarlison, who was warming up as a substitute nearby to one side at the time. of the tone
With former Everton star Richarlison remaining firmly with his hands at his sides, a presumably disappointed Martinelli leaves his hand there for a few seconds before proceeding to take the corner kick.
After the match, Richarlison admitted in an interview, translated by a social media user, that he did so because he believed the Gunners player was “taking a big dive”.
After the match, Richarlison apologized, claiming it was because Martinelli was ‘diving a lot’
He said: ‘I would like to apologize to Martinelli, I told him I was diving a lot so I didn’t shake his hand. Also with Gabriel Magalhaes I told him that they were stopping playing all the time, I just said, ‘let’s play’.
‘What I really didn’t like was their goalkeeper. He was celebrating in front of our fans, that’s disrespectful to our fans.
“He should have celebrated with his fans,” he added, despite his own history of diving accusations and bragging while winning.
After the match, an angry Richarlison also criticized Gunners goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
He shoved Ramsdale before a Spurs fan tried to kick him in the back in embarrassing scenes.
After a fiery match, Richarlison ignited tensions by shoving goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale before Ramsdale was kicked by a fan in embarrassing scenes.
Tottenham is set for an FA and police investigation into the fan’s actions, with the club promising a stadium ban and “the strongest possible action” to be taken against the culprit.
Richarlison’s actions saw him dubbed “the biggest baby in the league” by fans on social media, with a separate video showing him brushing away Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu’s hand.
